Id imagine it's hard to compete with the economics of 777 conversions.

Hardly a gamble?? Risking the only equity you have to compete with Qantas and Virgin? This is Aviation we're talking about.Given the way they treat their employees, I hope it's a colossal failure, and it sinks them.And then in an ideal world for Alliance to pick over the carcass.

Old cabbie - "adequate fuel loads, one crew-set per flight"That is a scary statement, because you clearly haven't a clue what you're talking about.

Because there's more to long term storage than what you mentioned. It's quite specialised.Maybe some of the A380's going to Mohave are currently parked at LAX? It that case it's very close.

Nixjet - What are you even talking about with this statement? ... "ie: first officers being paid as pilots, who signed off on that?"